The nursing home failed to provide appropriate treatment and care according to residents' orders, preferences, and goals. Cited December 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 684 — 42 CFR §483.25 — S/S: E
Nursing home report
Diamondback Healthcare Center
PHOENIX, AZ · Medicare-certified · 94 beds
In good standing
For-profit
3 of 5 overall
Diamondback Healthcare Center in Phoenix has an overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars. Its strongest scores are health inspections and quality measures (4 stars each), but staffing is low at 1 star and reported nurse staffing is 3.86 hours per resident per day, below the federal benchmark of 4.1; there were no fines in the last 24 months.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
3.8583 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: February 6, 2026Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.8583.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.35
- Licensed practical nurses
- 1.53
- Nurse aides
- 1.98
- Weekend nursing
- 3.20
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 68%
Registered nurse turnover: 79%
Resident outcomes
How often residents experience these outcomes, with the direction over the past year.
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
10.1%Steady
Residents with a fall causing major injury
1.3%Steady
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
5.8%Worsening
Residents with a urinary tract infection
1.9%Worsening
Residents who lost too much weight
5.7%Improving
Residents who were physically restrained
0.6%Worsening
Residents needing more help with daily activities
31.7%Improving
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
44.9%Steady
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Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
29.8%Improving
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
1%Improving
Residents with a long-term catheter
4.6%Worsening
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
22%Worsening
Residents with depressive symptoms
2.8%Improving
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
85.4%Steady
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
93.1%Improving
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
76.6%Steady
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
92.1%Worsening
What the inspectors found
The home failed to provide safe and appropriate breathing care when a resident needed it. Cited August 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 695 — 42 CFR §483.25(i) — S/S: E
The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited February 2026 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: D
The nursing home failed to provide and carry out an infection prevention and control program to help keep residents from getting or spreading infections. Cited February 2026 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 880 — 42 CFR §483.80(a) — S/S: D
The home failed to keep residents’ personal and medical records private and confidential. Cited January 2026 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 583 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: D
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 3 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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Penalties & enforcement
On record with Medicare: 2 fines · $5,073 in total fines.
- $1,899
Federal fine
Jan 8, 2024
- $3,174
Federal fine
Dec 18, 2023
Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- For profit - Individual
- Occupancy
- 91.5 residents on an average day (97% of 94 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 3 years
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Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.